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Bobby Grant leads Scunthorpe comeback

James McMath

August 15 2011, 1:01am, The Times

Grant, introduced as a Scunthorpe substitute midway through the second half, added vibrancy and penetration to the attackDavid Field / Action Images

Phil Brown, the Preston North End manager, is mixing young legs and old heads in an effort to steer the club back to the nPower Championship at the first attempt. Of the team that started this match, 21 years separated the youngest player, 18-year-old Danny Devine, from the oldest, Graham Alexander, 39.

Clarke Carlisle, the 31-year-old defender, said: “We have an excellent balance. We have Neil Mellor and Iain Hume in attack, Graham Alexander and Barry Nicholson in the middle and myself and Paul Parry at the back — that’s an excellent spine of experience that lets the younger players go and express themselves.”

For the most part, Brown’s selection looked spot-on, with his side controlling much of the play after establishing a thirteenth-minute lead…

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